Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. The capacity of cutaneous, including trigeminal endings, to detect chemicals is known as chemesthesis or ...

Objective: The present study aimed to assess the morphology of symphysis and alveolar bone thickness (ABT) surrounding mandibular incisors in thalassemic patients, as compared to unaffected ...

In other cases, surgical injuries, stroke or facial trauma may be responsible for trigeminal neuralgia. Maxillary: Affects the lower eyelid, side of nose, cheek, gum, lip, and upper teeth Mandibular: ...

Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is one of the most severe forms of pain in human experience. It is also a treatable condition if recognized and managed properly. As for any painful diagnosis ...

Around eight in every 100,000 people in the UK will face this diagnosis - but some dentists lack the training to recognise it ...

The cranial nerves are a set of twelve pairs of nerves that travel to and from the brain. Each has a different function. For example, the olfactory nerve is essential for detecting smells.

Introduction: Conventional management approaches have been challenged in dealing with zoster-related trigeminal neuralgia. Percutaneous trigeminal ganglion stimulation (TGS) has been rarely reported ...

This is a ruptured, or herniated, disk. The fragments of disk material can then press on the nerve roots located just behind the disk space. This can cause pain, weakness, numbness, or changes in ...

Alan Jackson had a "Good Time" on the road for more than three decades of his life. The country music legend is hanging up his cowboy hat for good, and performed his final tour show in Milwaukee ...

The OptaBlate BVN nerve ablation system. [Images courtesy of Stryker] Stryker (NYSE: SYK) + announced today that it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its OptaBlate basivertebral nerve ablation ...

When it comes to brain health, the vagus nerve might not always be top of mind. But this mighty nerve serves an important function: It sends information between your brain and other vital organs ...